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After a complete collapse during and after COVID, Oxford is finally turning some attention to the PATH extension beneath Metro Hall. The project, with the unbridled invention and boundless imagination you expect from a group like Oxford, is entitled: "The New MetroCentre Concourse", is apparently costing them $20M+, and will hopefully breathe some life into the space.

Pre-COVID on the left, Post-COVID on the right:

The New MetroCentre - The New MetroCentre Concourse

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#metrocentre #urbanretail | Kevin Hardy | 10 comments

Oxford is very excited to be underway with a significant $20M+ project to redevelop the retail concourse in our MetroCentre complex in downtown Toronto. This ambitious initiative will see the complete renovation of the 60,000 square foot retail concourse – including adding number of new...

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Here's where things are at today:

 

[Northern Light]

After a complete collapse during and after COVID, Oxford is finally turning some attention to the PATH extension beneath Metro Hall. The project, with the unbridled invention and boundless imagination you expect from a group like Oxford, is entitled: "The New MetroCentre Concourse", is apparently costing them $20M+, and will hopefully breathe some life into the space.

Pre-COVID on the left, Post-COVID on the right:

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The New MetroCentre - The New MetroCentre Concourse

publications.oxfordproperties.com

#metrocentre #urbanretail | Kevin Hardy | 10 comments

Oxford is very excited to be underway with a significant $20M+ project to redevelop the retail concourse in our MetroCentre complex in downtown Toronto. This ambitious initiative will see the complete renovation of the 60,000 square foot retail concourse – including adding number of new...

www.linkedin.com

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Observations:

The new layout, which I saw previewed some time ago, closing the previous south hallway (E-W corridor) to make way for the new tenant strikes me as very odd.

If they wanted to boost the food court, particularly, more natural light would be helpful. This is feasible by redesigning the entry pavilion and/or making changes to the surface landscape of the square.

They want a grocer, presumably for unit 555; at just over 6,600ft2 ... good luck w/that.

Not impossible, but not far removed.

On balance, not a well considered investment.

 

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Couple more from Oxford:

 

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Best thing in that entire concourse is Harvest Green. Those who know, know...

 

[DSCToronto]

Observations:

The new layout, which I saw previewed some time ago, closing the previous south hallway (E-W corridor) to make way for the new tenant strikes me as very odd.

If they wanted to boost the food court, particularly, more natural light would be helpful. This is feasible by redesigning the entry pavilion and/or making changes to the surface landscape of the square.

They want a grocer, presumably for unit 555; at just over 6,600ft2 ... good luck w/that.

Not impossible, but not far removed.

On balance, not a well considered investment.

Indeed! People might go there if they actually had things people wanted but it is almost a dead-end so they really do not get much 'passing traffic'. I don't see adding this to my regular downtown walking routes any time soon - unless I am actually going to Metro Hall.

 

[Civdis]

Couple more from Oxford:

Wow, I had no idea it was that dead!

 

[Red October]

Couple more from Oxford:

Another sports bar-type spot around the Skydome/walking distance from the SBA is a good addition, and should add some life in to a dead spot.

 

[Dan416]

Playroom branding strikes me as very much playing on Rec Room, just with circles instead of squares and the colours inverted. No way that wasn't intentional lol.